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A Novel Approach to Simultaneous Phonocardiography and Electrocardiography During Auscultation

IEEE Access, 2023
The combination of the phonocardiogram (PCG) and the electrocardiogram (ECG) allows the simultaneous evaluation of the heart’s mechanical and electrical conditions and could significantly improve the accuracy of an initial cardiovascular disease ...
Sofia M. Monteiro, Hugo Placido da Silva
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Use of Electronic Auscultation in Full Personal Protective Equipment to Detect Ventilation Status in Selective Lung Ventilation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Chest auscultation is the first procedure performed to detect endotracheal tube malpositioning but conventional stethoscopes do not conform to the personal protective equipment (PPE) protocol during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tzu-Jung Wei, Ping-Yan Hsiung, Jen-Hao Liu, Tzu-Chun Lin, Fang-Tzu Kuo, Chun-Yu Wu   +5 more
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Comparison of simultaneous auscultation and ultrasound for clinical assessment of bowel peristalsis in neonates

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
IntroductionAssessment of bowel health in ill preterm infants is essential to prevent and diagnose early potentially life-threatening intestinal conditions such as necrotizing enterocolitis. Auscultation of bowel sounds helps assess peristalsis and is an
Archana Priyadarshi, Archana Priyadarshi, Mark Tracy, Pankhuri Kothari, Chiranjibi Sitaula, Murray Hinder, Faezeh Marzbanrad, Stephanie Morakeas, Amit Trivedi, Nadia Badawi, Sheryl Rogerson   +10 more
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A Comparison of Electronic and Traditional Stethoscopes in the Heart Auscultation of Obese Patients

Medicina, 2019
Background and objectives: As the prevalence of obesity is increasing in a population, diagnostics becomes more problematic. Our aim was to compare the 3M Littmann 3200 Electronic Stethoscope and 3M Littman Cardiology III Mechanical Stethoscope in the ...
Eglė Kalinauskienė, Haroldas Razvadauskas, Dan J. Morse, Gail E. Maxey, Albinas Naudžiūnas   +4 more
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Description of the usefulness and ease of use wireless stethoscope for auscultation: A pilot study

Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan Indonesia, 2023
Background: A stethoscope is an acoustic medical device commonly utilized for listening to internal sounds in the human body. Since its invention, the stethoscope has undergone several transformative improvements, including the introduction of electronic
Ricky Prawira, Suhartini Ismail, Andrew Johan, Rifky Ismail   +3 more
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Design of the MEMS Piezoresistive Electronic Heart Sound Sensor

Sensors, 2016
This paper proposes the electronic heart sound sensor, based on the piezoresistive principle and MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) technology. Firstly, according to the characteristics of heart sound detection, the double-beam-block microstructure ...
Guojun Zhang, Mengran Liu, Nan Guo, Wendong Zhang   +3 more
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On Adaptation of Certified Models of Electronic Stethoscopes to a Smartphone–Based System for Digital Auscultation [PDF]

Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2022
The advent of large–scale medical diagnostic systems with electronic recording and digital analysis of life activity sounds inevitably leads to the necessity to diversify the types of involved electronic stethoscopes.
OLIYNIK Valery
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Exploring Microphone Technologies for Digital Auscultation Devices

Micromachines, 2023
The aim of this work is to present a preliminary study for the design of a digital auscultation system, i.e., a novel wearable device for patient chest auscultation and a digital stethoscope.
Matteo Zauli, Lorenzo Mistral Peppi, Luca Di Bonaventura, Valerio Antonio Arcobelli, Alberto Spadotto, Igor Diemberger, Valerio Coppola, Sabato Mellone, Luca De Marchi   +8 more
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Sound differences between electronic and acoustic stethoscopes

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2018
Background The area of application of electronic stethoscopes in medical diagnostics covers the scope of usability of the acoustic stethoscopes, from which they have evolved and which they could potentially replace. However, the principle of operation of
Lukasz J. Nowak, Karolina M. Nowak
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Cardiac auscultation training of medical students: a comparison of electronic sensor-based and acoustic stethoscopes

BMC Medical Education, 2005
Background To determine whether the use of an electronic, sensor based stethoscope affects the cardiac auscultation skills of undergraduate medical students.
Jensen Torstein, Høyte Henning, Gjesdal Knut   +2 more
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